Identifying Australian Hardwoods

Yellowish golden brown in colour with an occasional tinge of olive green.

Identifying australian hardwoods.

Wood hardness varies among the hardwood species and some are actually softer than some softwoods. The types of feature associated with native species include knot kino often called fire streak or gum lines burls hobnail and black speck. This eliminates the chances of a stain or natural aging skewing the color diagnosis of the wood. Observe the wood grain.

A beautiful combination of highland timbers. Red ironbark is a distinctive australian hardwood that grows from victoria through the western slopes of nsw into southern queensland. Brush box is an australian hardwood. Ask yourself these questions.

Australian hardwood species guide. Eucalyptus acmenoides eucalyptus maculata eucalyptus pilularis eucalyptus paniculate drepanophylla decepta sideroxylon mugga corymbia trachyphloia terminalis gummifera eucalyptus saligna. A unique palette that ranges from pale brown and golden hues to a light cream with a slightly pink tint. Version june 2018 ver2.

It isn t until one dies on your property and you need a tree removal. What we half remember is enough for us to happily relegate trees to the background of everywhere we go and everything we do. All photos are copyright 2006 2017 by james griffin and griffin exotic wood note that blanks may vary in size up to 1 8 from the stated size. Most commonly used for interior flooring furniture cladding and fences.

Be sure to order a rough size at least 1 4 larger than your finished size. The most predictable baseline to use when identifying wood is in a freshly sanded state. Here is a quick leaf identification key of the common hardwoods in north america. They are the typical markings of a unique group of native hardwoods the eucalypts.

Cypress pine is an australian softwood despite its apparent hardness. It is a dense pinkish grey to reddish brown timber with a natural waxiness. If the wood is unfinished then look at the texture of the grain. The extent and limits of natural features are defined by the appearance grades.

Its rough bark is hard and deeply furrowed and ranges from a dark grey to black hue. Eucalyptus obliqua eucalyptus regnans eucalyptus delegatensis eucalyptus dalrympleana eucalyptus grandis. Trees with broad flat leaves as opposed to coniferous or needled trees. Red ironbark timber ranges from deep dark red to red brown.